Albert Barnes Commentary 1 Chronicles 7:6

"[The sons of] Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three." — 1 Chronicles 7:6 (ASV)

1. In Genesis, ten “sons” of Benjamin are mentioned; in Numbers, five are listed (marginal references). Neither list, however, contains Jediael, who was perhaps a later chieftain. If so, the term “son” as applied to him means only “descendant.”

   It is conjectured that Becher has disappeared from the lists in 1 Chronicles 8 and in Numbers because he or his heir married an Ephraimite heiress. His house thus passed, in a sense, into the tribe of Ephraim, where the “Bachrites” are placed (Numbers 26:35). He retains his place here, however, because, by right of blood, he truly belonged to Benjamin.